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Patented Oct. 27, 1925.-

UNITED STATES MITCHEL YEGANIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed .Tune 10, 1922. Serial No. 567,358.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MrrorrnL YEGANIAN, a citizen of Armenia, residing inthe borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates in general to articles of personal apparel and morespecifically to corsets.

The primary object of my invention is to make a corset having aplurality of separate lacing units capable of being adjustably united ina manner to permit the laces of all of said units to be instantly andsimultaneously tightened to close the corset on the form.

Another object of the invention is to unite the ends of one set of lacesof one lacing unit to one portion of a belt member, and unite theopposing'set'of ends of the same lacing unit to another portion ofa beltmember,

and unite each set'of ends of the lacesof;

each other lacing unit to separate members and adjustably attach saidmembers to the belt members ina manner to permit the top or bottomportions of the corset to be varied as to the distance said portions maybe opened or closed on the form to be fitted. Another object of theinvention is to range the lacing units in such manner that in whateverposition the members uniting the ends of each unit are adjusted on thebelt members, the pull on said belt members to tighten the laces in eachunit will be directly around the waist line.

I am aware that corsets employing a plurality of laces'having their endsunited on a commonbeltmember in a manner to have all of'said lacessimultaneously drawn by the'common belt member to tighten said corset,are old, but in all the forms disclosed but one unit of laces iscontrolled by the common belt memberf Other lacing units havebeen addedbut they are either operated by a separate-belt member or the standardform of lacing has been employed. The

present invention allows of any desired adustment of the upper or'lowerlacing unit to increase or decrease the opening at the topor bottom of acorset, and by pulling a common belt member close the corset around theform in the desired manner.

Other and further objects, including certain features of constructionwill appear in the specification and be pointed out in the appendedclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which show thepreferred embodiment of my invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a view in rear elevation show ing the, laces tightly drawnto uniformly close the corset.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same on a smaller scale showing thebelt. fastened after the laces have been tightly drawn.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of the devices for securing the endsof the separate lacing units to the belt.

Figure llis a detail section on the line 4 4 Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a rearelevation of the corset showing thebottomlacing unitadjusted to allow the corset to be opened wider at the bottom thanthetop. y

Figure 6 is a similar view to Figure 5 showing the top lacingunitadjusted to allow the corset to be opened wider than at the top thanthe bottom. o r

In. the preferred embodiment of my invention the corset comprises twobody sections 1 and 2 of any desired shape or style. v These twosections meet in the front where they are reinforced by members 3-and 4to which are attached the well known form of clasps 5 and 6 forfastening said sections together in the usual manner, and if desiredsaid sec-.

tions maybe closed at the top thereof by adding hooks and eyes, as shownat 7. The

back meeting edges of the two body sections are providedwith reinforcingstripsv 8 and 9, each strip in turn being provided with a plurality ofeyelets. These eyelets aredivided into groups marked l0, 11 and 12 andare also, arranged in pairs and disposed oppositely to each other forthe purpose hereinafter explained.

' Extending partially around the top of the upper edge of each bodysection and fastened to said body sections by a line of stitching, is aportion 18. These portions 13 are preferably made of elastic webbing, orother like material, and are intended to make the corset more readilyand comfortably fit the form.

Each body section may be provided about its lower edge with suitablehose supporting members 14:, which, however, are of the ordinaryconstruction and form no part of the present invention.

The laces are divided into a plurality of units with a plurality oflaces in each unit.

In the drawings I have shown a center lacing unit and a top and bottomlacing unit. The top lacing unit comprises four laces, the center lacingunit six laces and the bottom lacing unit eight laces. Of course itshould be understood that these lacing units may comprise any number oflaces desired and I do not confine myself to the exact number andarrangement of the laces shown in each unit.

The eyelets of the top unit are adapted to receive laces the oppositelydisposed -ends of which are united and each set at tached to a separatestrip of webbing 16 by stitching or other suitable means. I have showneach lace 15 as passing from a strip of webbing 16 through an eyeletinthe opposite body section, crossing and passing through the eyeletnext below in the other body section, and thence to the other section ofwebbing 16 of the same unit. While thisis deemed the preferred form oflacing other disposition of the laces through the eyelets may beemployed.

The eyelets. 11 in the center lacing unit receive laces 17 therethroughin the same manner as the top unit, the ends of, one set of laces ofsaid center lacing unit are united and attached to one portion of a beltmember 18 while the opposite .set of ends of said center lacing unit isunited and attached order to prevent the overlapping end of one of saidbelt members from hanging down, I employ a keeper or other suitabledevice 21 i The eyelets 12 of the bottom lacing unit receivetherethrough laces 22' in the same manner as the above described lacingunits, the oppositely disposed ends of which are united and each setattached to a separate strip of webbing 23 in the same manner and r forthe same purpose as the laces in the top unit.

Fastened to each of the belt members 18 and 19, adjacent the end towhich the laces 17 of the center lacing unit are attached, is

.; a keeper 25 preferably made of a Singl piece of metal having prongs25 which protrude through the belt member and are pressed down to firmlyhold said keeper in the desired position.

Carried on each belt member 18 and 19, a short distance from the keeper25, is a buckle 26, which is employed to fasten the strips of webbing,to which the laces of the top and bottom lacing unit are attached, tothe belt member after the lacing units have beenadjusted to meet therequirements of the wearer. These strips of webbing 16 and .23 of thetop and bottom lacing units pass through the keepers 25 and thencethrough the buckle 26, where they are firmly held in the manner shown inFigure 1. Of course, it should be understood that the particular form ofkeepers and devices for fastening the strips of webbing to the beltmembers may be of any style or kind suitable for the purpose. I

To apply the corset to the normal form, the strips of webbing'are firstadjusted so that the united ends of the laces of the top and bottomlacing units are, equi-distant from the keepers on the belt members, inwhich adjusted position said strips of webbing are held by the buckles26, in the manner shown in Figure 1. The back meeting edges of the bodysections are then pulled apart, the laces of each unit passing freelythrough their respective eyelets until the back opening is enlarged asuflicient distance to permit the corset to be easily placed around theform, after which the front meeting edges of the body sections areclasped in the usual manner. The belt members are then drawn tightlyaround the waist line in turn uniformly pulling the laces of all unitsand causing the back meeting edges of the body sections to close inapproximately parallel relation. After the laces have been drawn astightly as desired the ends of the two belt members are buckled togetherto hold said laces permanently in the position obtained.

To adjust the corset to fit the form when the same is abnormal below thewaist line, the lacing units are freed in the manner above described.The strips of webbing holding the bottom unit of laces are then releasedand the bottom of the back meeting edges of the body sections drawnapart a sufficient distance to allow the corset to properly fit theform, that is, sothat the back meeting edges of the body sections willbe open wider at the bottom than the top, assuming the position shown inFigure 5. The strips ofwebbing are then'fastened to the belt members bythe buckles 26 and the corset placed in position on the form, afterwhich the laces are drawn and the ends of the belt members buckled together in the same manner as described for the normal condition.

Toadjust the corset to fit the form when the same is abnormal above thewaist line, the lacing units are freed in the manner hereinbeforedescribed. The strips of webbing holding the top unit of laces arethenreleased and the top of the back meeting edges of the body sectionsdrawn apart a suflicient distance to allow the corset to properly fitthe form, that is, so that the top of the back meeting edges of the bodysections will be open Wider at the top than the bottom, assuming theposition shown in Figure 6. The strips of Webbing are then fastened tothe belt members by the buckles 26 and the corset placed in position onthe form, after Which the laces are drawn and the ends of the beltmembers buckled together in the same manner as described for the normalcondition.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a corset having sectional portions with eyelets adjacent theopening edges of said portions, a center lacing unit having a pluralityof laces engaging the complementary eyelets in the center of saidportions, a top lacing unit having a plurality of laces engaging thecomplementary eyelets in the top of said portions, a bottom lacing unithaving a plurality of laces engaging the complementary eyelets in thebottom of said portions, a divided belt member, theend of one portionhaving attached thereto all the ends of the laces on one side of saidcenter unit, one end of the other portionvof said belt member havingattached thereto all the ends of the laces on the opposite side of saidcenter unit, tabs for uniting the ends of each group of laces in the topand bottom lacing units, and means for adjustably attaching said tabs tothe belt members.

2. A corset having sectional portions with eyelets adjacent the openingedges of said portions, a center lacing unit engaging the eyelets in thecenter of each of said portions, a top lacing unit engaging the eyeletsin the top of each of said portions, a bottom lacing unit engaging theeyelets in the bottom of each of said portions, a belt member fastenedto the opposing ends of the center lacing unit, tabs for uniting theopposing ends of the top lacing unit, tabs for uniting the opposing endsof the bottom lacing unit, and means carried by the belt member foruniting said belt member and the tabs, whereby said top and bottomlacing units Will have independent adjustmentwith relation to the centerlacing unit.

MITCHEL YEGANIAN.

